The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Archbishop Carroll Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Our Lady of Good Counsel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Our Lady of Good Counsel faced DeMatha in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Our Lady of Good Counsel fell just short of DeMatha by a score of 4-3. Our Lady of Good Counsel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Our Lady of Good Counsel got a good showing from Ethan Bell, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Our Lady of Good Counsel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Casimates, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Our Lady of Good Counsel didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Archbishop Carroll were a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 15-2 defeat at the hands of St. John's. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Archbishop Carroll has scored all season.
Dylan Gordon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Our Lady of Good Counsel has fallen quite a ways from their 19-8 record last season and are now at 2-4. As for Archbishop Carroll, their record is now 5-2.
Saturday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Our Lady of Good Counsel has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .439. However, it's not like Archbishop Carroll struggles in that department as they've averaged .534. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Our Lady of Good Counsel took their win against Archbishop Carroll in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-4. Will Our Lady of Good Counsel repeat their success, or does Archbishop Carroll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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